Massacre by the crusaders of all non-Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem

Summary:
When Godfrey of Bouillon saw that a number of knights had entered Jerusalem, he sent some of them to open the Gate of St Stephen, to let in the common crusaders. He began with them a brutal and total massacre of Muslims, Jews and even many Christians, seizing all their possessions. While his people continued with the massacre, he soon stopped, took off his armour, left the city and made a barefoot procession round it, with members of his household, ending emotionally at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, remembering visions seen at the beginning of the crusade, while the rest of the army was killing non-Christians. At one moment the defenders rallied and the outcome was in doubt, but Everard of Le Puiset cast doubt on the manhood of the Latin chivalry following him, and shamed them into following his example and killing many of the enemy. Raymond of Toulouse, corrupted by greed, allowed the Turks he captured in the Tower of David go free to Askalon, in reurn for a large bribe. But the worst of the killing was around the al-Aqsa mosque 
Dates:
1099 July 15-16 
Adelolf, member of the household of Godfrey of Bouillon (Adelolf 26101)
  • After the capture of Jerusalem, while others conducted a terrible massacre, he attended Godfrey 51 in an emotional procession, barefoot around the walls, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (:) Albert of Aachen VI.25
Baldric, seneschal of Godfrey de Bouillon (Baldric 26101)
  • After the capture of Jerusalem, while others conducted a terrible massacre, he attended Godfrey 51 in an emotional procession, barefoot around the walls, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (:) Albert of Aachen VI.25
Everard of Le Puiset (Everard 4001)
  • At a moment when the defenders of Jerusalem had rallied, and the battle was for a time uncertain, he cast doubt on the manhood of the Latin chivalry following him, and shamed them into following his example and killing many of the enemy (:) Ralph of Caen 133
Godfrey of Bouillon, duke of Lower Lorraine, first Latin ruler of Jerusalem (Godfrey 51)
  • When he saw that a number of knights had entered Jerusalem, he sent some of them to open the Gate of St Stephen, to let in the common crusaders; he began a bloody massacre (: ) William of Tyre bk. 8, 18.41-19.10
  • As he stood on the ramparts, crusaders entered Jerusalem through the breach in the walls, up scaling ladders and by the main gates; they began a brutal and total massacre of Muslims, Jews and even many Christians, seizing all their possessions (:) Albert of Aachen VI.20-21
  • While his people continued with the massacre, he soon stopped, took off his armour, left the city and made a barefoot procession round it, with Baldric 26101, Adelolf 26101 and Stabelo 26101, ending emotionally at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (:) Albert of Aachen VI.25
  • The completion of his crusader vow reminded him of a prophetic dream seen by Stabelo 26101 before the crusade; after praying, he felt exultant and turned to rest, while the whole army was busying itself with the massacre of non-Christians (:) Albert of Aachen VI.28
  • From Antioch, the army headed down the coast, ignoring the main towns; Jerusalem was besieged for a month, then captured, with a massacre of Moslems and Jews; when fighting had ended he was elected king without opposition (:) Anna Komnene 342.38-45
  • His final attack on Jerusalem lasted two days on the side opposite Mt Zion; he used rams, towers and fire, contriving a bridge of planks from a tower to the wall; he then burst in, leading to indiscriminate slaughter, especially round the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, till no enemies remained alive (:) Fulcher of Chartres 1.27.7-13
  • As Jerusalem was captured each crusader struggled at first to find what he wanted, from food and drink to gold and purple to the blood and death of the enemy; the result was an orgy of killing; the strongest leaders were five: Godfrey, Robert 62, Robert 63, Raymond 61 and Tancred 61 (:) Ralph of Caen 127
Peter the Hermit (Petros 61)
  • After capture of Jerusalem, was recognised by those he had met four or five years earlier and profoundly thanked for taking their pleas so successfully to the West (: ) William of Tyre bk. 8, 23.1-21
Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse (Raymond 61)
  • Corrupted by greed, he allowed the Turks he captured in the Tower of David to buy their lives with a huge sum of money (the only Moslems to escape massacre); he also kept the loot he took from them (:) auaricia corruptus Albert of Aachen VI.28
  • Received surrender of Citadel of David from Muslim leaders who had taken refuge there, in return for safe passage for them, their families and possessions to Askalon (: ) William of Tyre bk. 8, 24.36-43
  • His final attack on Jerusalem lasted two days on the side of Mt Zion; he only realised that the city had fallen when he saw defenders jumping from the wall; he then burst in, leading to indiscriminate slaughter, especially round the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, till no enemies remained alive (:) Fulcher of Chartres 1.27.7-13
  • He accepted the surrender of some Muslim soldiers who had occupied the Tower of David, on condition that they left their money behind; agreement was reached, and they withdrew to Askalon (:) Fulcher of Chartres 1.30.3
  • As Jerusalem was captured each crusader struggled at first to find what he wanted, from food and drink to gold and purple to the blood and death of the enemy; the result was an orgy of killing; the strongest leaders were five: Raymond from Mt Sion, Robert 62, Robert 63, Godfrey 51 and Tancred 61 (:) Ralph of Caen 127
Robert II, count of Flanders (Robert 62)
  • His final attack on Jerusalem lasted two days on the side opposite Mt Zion; he used rams, towers and fire, contriving a bridge of planks from a tower to the wall; he then burst in, leading to indiscriminate slaughter, especially round the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, till no enemies remained alive (:) Fulcher of Chartres 1.27.7-13
  • As Jerusalem was captured each crusader struggled at first to find what he wanted, from food and drink to gold and purple to the blood and death of the enemy; the result was an orgy of killing; the strongest leaders were five: Robert, Robert 63, Godfrey 51, Raymond 61 and Tancred 61 (:) Ralph of Caen 127
Robert [Curthose], count [duke] of Normandy (Robert 63)
  • His final attack on Jerusalem lasted two days on the side opposite Mt Zion; he used rams, towers and fire, contriving a bridge of planks from a tower to the wall; he then burst in, leading to indiscriminate slaughter, especially round the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock, till no enemies remained alive (:) Fulcher of Chartres 1.27.7-13
  • As Jerusalem was captured each crusader struggled at first to find what he wanted, from food and drink to gold and purple to the blood and death of the enemy; the result was an orgy of killing; the strongest leaders were five: Robert, Robert 62, Godfrey 51, Raymond 61 and Tancred 61 (:) Ralph of Caen 127
Stabelo, chamberlain of Godfrey de Bouillon (Stabelo 26101)
  • After the capture of Jerusalem, while others conducted a terrible massacre, he attended Godfrey 51 in an emotional procession, barefoot around the walls, ending at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; he remembered his earlier dream (:) Albert of Aachen VI.25
Tancred of Hauteville, nephew of Bohemond of Taranto (Tancred 61)
  • As Jerusalem was captured each crusader struggled at first to find what he wanted, from food and drink to gold and purple to the blood and death of the enemy; the result was an orgy of killing; the strongest leaders were five: Tancred, Robert 62, Robert 63, Godfrey 51 and Raymond 61 (:) Ralph of Caen 127